I didn't finally head out until past 1 PM. Since it was late, I decided I'd have brunch out. My first thought was Sabrina's Cafe, but it was apparently everyone else in Collingswood's first thought, too. The line was so long, I went across the street to Paloma Restaurante instead. They were busy, but there was no line, and it wasn't anything like Sabrina's. I sat by the window looking out on East Collings Avenue, enjoying my hot tea, crispy bacon, and Tres Leches French Toast with sliced strawberries and sweet butter. Yum! So good, and just enough "three milk" topping.
Strolled up and down Haddon Avenue for the next hour or so. Didn't see anything interesting at Clutter or Haddon Culinary. Even at 40 percent off, most of the Christmas cards and decorations at Occasionette were still too expensive. I forgot Collingswood Music is closed on Sundays. I looked in the Candy Jar's windows, but the last thing I need is more candy!
I did find a rather sweet, soft white Vulpix hidden behind Bulbasaurs at the pop culture collectibles store Time Lapse. Vulpixes are usually fire Pokemon. I didn't know they came in an ice version. She was just such a pretty miss, I bought her despite her $14 cost and her tag being in Japanese, which meant I didn't know her name. (Later research revealed that she's an Aloan Vulpix. Then her name is now Aloa. She'll be a winter stuffed animal and will stay in the living room with my Winter Marie until late March.)
Did even better at Innergroove Records. Dug a couple of interesting titles out of the $2 bin, along with one from the children's albums I'd been looking for:
Martin Mull - Four Hits, No Errors: The Best of Martin Mull
Two collections, the K-Tel R&B-themed Super Bad and the truly eclectic Columbia Starburst
The spurge was the original 1959 soundtrack from the Disney Sleeping Beauty. At $19.99, it was the only LP over $2 I picked up today...but it has a gorgeous watercolor cover depicting Princess Aurora sleeping and the original George Burns orchestrations.
Headed down to Phidelity Records in Westmont next. I did almost as well here. Grabbed three records from the $2 crates:
The Spinners - The Spinners
The Moody Blues - The Present
The soundtrack from the underrated Dave Clark Five comedy-drama Having a Wild Weekend
And three CDs:
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
Bobby Darin - The Bobby Darin Story
Super Hits of the 70's: Have a Nice Day Vol. 4 (I've been picking up these collections of 70's one-hit-wonder singles since college.)
Made a quick stop at the Westmont Acme on the way home. My throat got so dry while I was at Phidelity, I needed some kind of liquid refreshment! Ended up with Fresca and the Diet Coke With Lime. Also used the bathroom here.
Took the long way home across Newton Lake Park...which may not have been the smartest thing I ever did. It started to rain as I passed the spraying fountains and empty dark trees. I carried my bike up the stone steps that lead up to East Clinton to speed up my trip home.
Put the Philadelphia Eagles-Buffalo Bills game on the radio while I got organized. The Eagles were playing really well during the first half I listened to, pretty much pushing past the Bills. They apparently lost that momentum during the second half, but their defense put up enough of a fight for them to just barely beat the Bills 13-12.
Finished the night with a shower, dinner, and the last Match Game weekend marathon of 2025. We saw the first episode for the show's biggest winners, or the one where they had their biggest win. For instance, the marathon starts with the episode from 1975 that introduces the lady who said she'd belly dance if she won $5,000. (For the record, she didn't.) There was also smoky-voiced Evelyn and sweet George of the big white smile in 1976, and bespectacled coal miner Terry in 1978. Dear older man Bill was the first person to win big on the Star Wheel after it debuted in June 1978.
The four biggest winners on the show were lovable ladies. Sweet Janet Finn, with her nervous little dances and slightly wicked sense of humor, first appeared in 1974 and went on to be the show's biggest winner at that point. Her good friend and neighbor Carol Bartos would beat her record over a year later in 1975. Gorgeous blonde Darlene managed to win big in 1976 while spending the week flirting with Richard Dawson. Gentle Carolyn would be the all-time money winner on the last weeks of the CBS run in 1979, ultimately taking home over $30,000. The first big $20,000 winner on the nighttime show was also a sweet lady, who in fact only got there when she won a tie.
Get to know the biggest champions ever on Match Game in this truly winning marathon!
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